From CURE Scholars to STEM Leaders
June 14, 2024
The UMB CURE Scholars Program third cohort’s graduation ceremony was a poignant celebration of transformation.
CURE Scholars: From West Baltimore to Annapolis
February 8, 2024
In celebration of Black History Month continue to follow the journeys of four young people featured in the 6-part Emmy-nominated documentary series “From West Baltimore.”
Planet Smilez Ignites Scholars' Passion for Oral Health Careers
August 14, 2023
At the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD), the Planet Smilez Discovering Dentistry Camp inspires a new generation of dentistry professionals.
UMB Welcomes New Graduate School Dean Dr. Kenneth H. Wong
August 7, 2023
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has named Kenneth H. Wong, PhD, as the new dean of the University of Maryland Graduate School and vice provost for graduate education.
CURE Scholars Celebrate Graduation of Second Cohort
June 5, 2023
The University of Maryland, Baltimore's CURE Scholars Program recently celebrated the graduation of its second cohort of scholars.
CURE STEM Expo Showcases Scholar Research
June 22, 2022
After two years of virtual poster presentations, students in the UMB CURE Scholars Program were excited to be back in-person at the annual CURE STEM Expo.
CURE’s First Cohort Turns the Tassel
May 17, 2022
The UMB CURE Scholars Program reaches a major milestone as its first cohort of students graduates from high school this year.
Red-Letter Days: CURE Scholars Accepted to College
January 26, 2022
Acceptance letters are rolling in for the CURE Scholars. Each letter is a culmination of seven years of mentorship and dedication to their education.
CURE Scholars Inspired by Summer Internship at BD
September 24, 2021
Four CURE Scholars complete a summer internship at Becton Dickinson under the mentorship of professional scientists and researchers.
Planet Smilez Drills Home Value of Oral Health
August 30, 2021
For five days this summer, Baltimore City middle schoolers learned what it takes to be an oral health professional at Planet Smilez Discovering Dentistry Camp.
CURE Holds Virtual End-of-Year Celebration
June 8, 2021
After a long and difficult school year, the UMB CURE Scholars came together to celebrate a year of success at their annual End of Year Celebration.
Oral Health Promotion Day a Bridge to World of Dentistry
March 12, 2021
School of Dentistry volunteers teach UMB CURE Scholars the basics of treating dental trauma at Oral Health Promotion Day 2021.
CURE Launches Career Navigator Program
March 8, 2021
The UMB CURE Scholars Program launches the Career Navigator Program, the last leg of the STEM pipeline geared specifically toward high school juniors and seniors.
Winter Wonderland Keeps CURE Warm with Holiday Fun
December 28, 2020
UMB CURE Scholars hold a virtual Winter Wonderland celebration to cap off the year.
CURE Organizes Donation Drive-By
November 23, 2020
Volunteers come together to organize a drive-by donations pick up for the UMB CURE Scholars Program's annual Thanksgiving food drive.
Stars Align to Celebrate Founders Week Virtual Gala
October 11, 2020
“A Night of Stars” features philanthropy, food and cocktail demonstrations, singing performances, and gratitude for UMB’s efforts to fight COVID-19.
CURE White Coat Ceremony Celebrates 5th Anniversary
October 11, 2020
CURE celebrates its fifth anniversary with its White Coat Ceremony, welcoming 26 new sixth-grade students to the program.
CURE Scholars Show Off Research at Virtual STEM Expo
August 29, 2020
The UMB CURE Scholars Program hosted its annual and highly anticipated STEM Expo in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CURE Scholars Log In to a Summer of STEM
August 20, 2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic putting a stop to many summer camps and activities, the CURE Scholars had to move their usual summer of STEM to a virtual platform.
UMB CURE Wins National ‘Inspiring Program’ Award
August 17, 2020
Insight Into Diversity Magazine honors University’s 5-year-old STEM education pipeline initiative.
COVID-19 Can’t Stop the UMB CURE Scholars
June 8, 2020
The UMB CURE Scholars Program has taken distance learning a step further with virtual mentoring as the program celebrates its five-year anniversary.
CURE Is in the House … and Senate
March 5, 2020
The UMB CURE Scholars visited the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis to present their research to local legislators.
CURE Scholars Inspired to Pursue Dentistry
February 26, 2020
The UMB CURE Scholars received free preventative dental care and got a lesson in oral health from students at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry during Oral Health Promotion Day.
CURE Celebrates Semester with Winter Wonderland
December 20, 2019
The UMB CURE Scholars celebrated a semester of accomplishments with their annual Winter Wonderland awards ceremony and brunch.
UMB Hosts First Diversity Pipeline Programs Meeting
October 23, 2019
Educational institutions from across the country gather at the first Diversity Pipeline Programs Meeting to explore best practices for successful programming.
UMB CURE Scholars Urged To ‘Pave the Way’
October 11, 2019
Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dzirasa addresses the UMB CURE Scholars during a white coat ceremony for Cohort 5 held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Watch New Documentary ‘Ninth Grade: From West Baltimore’ on Sept. 28
August 30, 2019
Third film in series catches up with five scholars from the UMB CURE Program as they begin high school.
UMB CURE Welcomes New Executive Director
August 21, 2019
The UMB CURE Scholars Program has welcomed Gia Grier McGinnis, MS, to its team as the program’s new executive director.
CURE Combines STEM and Summer Fun
August 12, 2019
The UMB CURE Scholars spent their summer vacation expanding their knowledge of STEM with hands-on activities and experiments.
YouthWorks Interns Get Simulation Education Primer
July 24, 2019
This summer 78 students are participating in the Summer Bioscience Internship Program, one sector of the YouthWorks Program at UMB.
Meeting the Future of Higher Education
July 17, 2019
Southwest Baltimore students "speed network" with presidents of several universities about their academic journeys and their futures in higher education at the Inside Higher Ed Now Conference.
CURE Scholars Celebrate Accomplishments in STEM
May 21, 2019
The UMB CURE Scholars celebrated another year of accomplishments in STEM at their annual End of the Year Ceremony.
Dental Grad Turns Pain to Joy
May 17, 2019
Pawlak’s love for late grandfather who was interred by Nazis now feeds her passion to bring better oral health to children.
Perman Describes UMB As ‘Potent Force’
May 10, 2019
University of Maryland, Baltimore President Jay A. Perman, MD, delivers the sixth annual State of the University Address.
CURE Heads Out of the City and Into the Woods
April 30, 2019
The UMB CURE Scholars celebrated Earth Day by getting in touch with the wild side of Maryland at the Carrie Murray Nature Center.
CURE Scholars Encouraged To Find Their Niche
April 23, 2019
Ninth-grade students in the UMB CURE Scholars Program visit the University of Maryland, College Park to tour the campus and learn more about what it's like to be a student at a large institution.
UMB CURE Scholars, Families Gain Knowledge of Dentistry
March 21, 2019
West Baltimore students receive treatments, learn skills during the UMB CURE Scholars Oral Health Promotion Program at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry.
CURE Scholars Take Excursion to the State Capital
February 12, 2019
The UMB CURE Scholars shook hands with state lawmakers in Annapolis before being recognized on the Maryland House and Senate floors for their accomplishments in the program.
CURE Scholars See Higher Education on the Horizon
January 22, 2019
The UMB Cure Scholars got a glimpse of what they could potentially accomplish during a special tour of Coppin State University.
Mentors Join in Honoring UMB CURE Scholars
December 19, 2018
Leaders of the National Cancer Institute’s Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities help celebrate the accomplishments of West Baltimore students in the UMB CURE Scholars Program.
A White Coat Welcome for New UMB CURE Scholars
October 10, 2018
The University of Maryland, Baltimore CURE Scholars Program welcomed its fourth cohort of sixth-graders with the traditional White Coat Ceremony.
Training the Cancer Researchers of Tomorrow
September 20, 2018
UMB CURE Scholars presented research projects to professional scientists and researchers at UMGCCC's annual Cancer Research Day, showcasing research across generations.
CURE Scholars: Envisioning the Dream
September 4, 2018
About two dozen sixth-graders from West Baltimore will be diving into an intense agenda, joining 80 current UMB CURE Scholars who are in seventh through ninth grades.
CURE Scholars Shine in Summer of STEM
July 5, 2018
UMB students, staff, and faculty collaborate to cultivate a love of science, technology, engineering, and math among West Baltimore students in the CURE Scholars Summer Program.
CURE Scholars Look Ahead, Celebrate Gains in STEM
May 17, 2018
The University of Maryland, Baltimore CURE Scholars Program became the earliest in the nation to start as early as middle school, and its first cohort is on its way to high school.
BioHealth Forum Highlights UMB, Regional Advances
May 3, 2018
The University of Maryland, Baltimore had a strong presence at the BioHealth Capital Region Forum held April 23-24, 2018, in Gaithersburg, Md.
Baltimore students in CURE program learn about dental health
February 24, 2018
Seven sixth-graders from the University of Maryland, Baltimore CURE Scholars Program genuinely enjoyed themselves as they received sealant treatment from dental hygiene students at the school.
CURE Program Bridges Pathway To Science, Medicine For Baltimore Students
February 7, 2018
The CURE program is aimed at giving new opportunities to the young boys and girls who live in the school’s West Baltimore neighborhood.
CURE Scholars Busy with Anatomy, Robotics, and Mesa
November 16, 2017
UMB CURE Scholars kick off the year with three new curriculum tracks, an emphasis on math and writing and a special Maryland STEM Festival event.
Bias Understanding ‘Pops Up’ at McClain Talk
November 10, 2017
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Professor Russell A. McClain, JD, delivered a thought-provoking talk about bias and diversity as part of the UMB Diversity Speaker Series
New UMB CURE Scholars Receive White Coats
October 18, 2017
UMB CURE Scholars Program inducts its third group of young students into an innovative medical mentorship pipeline.
From West Baltimore
October 10, 2017
Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Susan Hadary, from MedSchool Maryland Productions, talks about connecting with the six teens from the University of Maryland, Baltimore CURE program (Continuing the Umbrella for Research Experiences) in her documentary “From West Baltimore.”
Science Beckons CURE Scholars in Summer
July 14, 2017
Schools of Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Medicine are among instructional resources for middle-school students engaged in summer learning at UMB.
UMB’s CURE Scholars Program Helps Inner City Kids Get Interested In Science
July 11, 2017
Too few apply to medical school, too few graduate and too few practice and teach. The University of Maryland, Baltimore believes you have to start early to fill that gap, and that’s the goal of their CURE Scholars Program.
Athletes Urge Students To Prevent Facial Injury
May 26, 2017
The University of Maryland School of Dentistry brings professional football players, Baltimore student athletes, and an entrepreneurial alumnus to observe National Facial Protection Month.
Community Spirit Showers Down on Festival
April 25, 2017
Rain or shine, West Baltimore residents turn out for day of fun activities.
Employee of Year Donates Prize to CURE Scholars
March 30, 2017
Malinda Hughes was named UMB’s Cecil S. Kelly Memorial Employee of the Year and before the ink had dried on the oversized check in her hands she was showing why she is such a special individual.
UMB CURE Scholars move on to Science Olympiad Finals
March 10, 2017
UMB Cure Scholars from Green Street Academy will compete next month in state science competition finals.
CURE Scholars Meet Role Models, Get Dental Care
February 27, 2017
The University of Maryland School of Dentistry conducts a UMB CURE Oral Health Promotion program to benefit UMB CURE Scholars and their parents.
CURE Scholars Get a Sneak Peak at Science Careers With Visit to Johns Hopkins
February 15, 2017
The UMB CURE Scholars visited the mechanical engineering labs at the Johns Hokpkins University Whiting School of Engineering.
UMB CURE Quarterly January 2017
January 31, 2017
Changing the Face of Medicine and Research
December 5, 2016
Now in its second year – and recently awarded five more years of funding from the National Cancer Institute -- the CURE scholars program aims to change the lives of 60 or more Southwest Baltimore kids and to literally change the face of medical service and research in Baltimore.
Young Scholars Pair Up with Mentors to Prepare for Careers in Science
October 1, 2016
Cohen Croslin was one of 26 young scholars given a pressed lab coat and inducted Saturday into the University of Maryland, Baltimore CURE Scholars Program.
UMB CURE Quarterly Fall 2015
January 15, 2016
CURE Scholars Program Extolled for ‘New Vision’
January 4, 2016
UMB featured on WYPR-FM for creating CURE Scholars pipeline to help urban youngsters aspire to careers in cancer research, health care
Seeing, Really Seeing, Urban Youth
December 24, 2015
Fraser Smith writes about the impact of the CURE Scholars program, which started in September 2015, on Southwest Baltimore.
UMB Launches CURE Scholars
October 9, 2015
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) CURE Scholars Program launches
UMB Bioscience Mentors Pair With Local Teens
June 25, 2015
Mentors from UMB will be paired with 30 Baltimore City high school students for a five-week-long Summer BioScience Internship Program.
Greenebaum Cancer Center and University of Maryland, Baltimore Launch Program to Steer Students into Careers in Cancer Research and Care
October 28, 2014
The UMB CURE Scholars Program initiative will provide academic purpose and support to students while addressing the racial disparity that exists in cancer-related workforces.
UMB to Develop Program to Funnel Baltimore Youth Into Cancer Research and Care Careers
October 28, 2014
New $750,000 Grant from National Cancer Institute Creates UMB CURE Scholars Pilot Program
Greenebaum Cancer Center and University of Maryland, Baltimore Launch Program to Steer Students into Careers in Cancer Research and Care
October 28, 2014
The UMB CURE Scholars initiative will provide academic purpose and support to students while addressing the racial disparity that exists in cancer-related workforces.
UMB Launches Program to Cultivate Middle-Schoolers' Interest in Cancer Careers
October 27, 2014
The University of Maryland, Baltimore has received a $750,000 grant to develop a program designed to spark interest in cancer research and care among middle school children in the University's low-income West Baltimore neighborhood.
